One piece :Nox ( Before Dawn)

Of course, Sal knew Gloriosa, not just from the original story. In Roger's memories, he encountered the old woman twice. Their first meeting was when Roger was 30 years old, traveling through the New World.

At that time, Gloriosa had not yet turned 50 and was a beautiful, mature woman with silver hair. Unexpectedly, she had turned into an old woman.

In the world of One Piece, time is the main enemy of women, and the aging of beauties is the saddest phenomenon.

No matter how dazzlingly beautiful women are in their youth, they become indescribable in old age. Like the one before him, as well as Charlotte Linlin, one of the Four Emperors, the former flower of the Marines, and Vice Admiral Tsuru, a staff officer of the fleet.

Even legendary mermaids look indescribable in old age.

On the contrary, many men remain charming old gentlemen even at 70-80 years old.

Gloriosa asked with a serious expression:

"How did you get here? If the Snake Empress learns of your presence, it will be very dangerous."

Sal simply smiled and replied:

"I'm being pursued by a Marines admiral, so I need to hide for a few days. I'll leave when Ace's execution approaches. As for being discovered by Boa Hancock, there's only one way out—a battle. A wielder of Conqueror's Haki is also a strong man of upper-mid level among the Seven Warloards . I am really looking forward to it."

Gloriosa saw that he was eagerly anticipating the encounter and became even more reluctant for them to meet, as she was not certain of his strength. Currently, it is a tense period of summoning the Seven Warlords, and the Snake Princess must in no way fall into trouble.

That's also why Sal deliberately mentioned being pursued by a Marines admiral, simply to frighten you and prevent you from driving me away, otherwise, you'll only receive war.

The effect of the threat was achieved, and now it's time to concede:

"Don't worry, old lady, I won't cause any trouble. I'll leave in a maximum of 4 days."

"Then you can only stay for 5 days. I will be watching you..."

An hour passed quickly. Sal picked up a huge roasted piglet and climbed onto the rock above the castle to eat. From there, he could overlook the entire Island of Amazon Lily. It was a land surrounded by forests and the sea, wild and untamed.

From time to time, Sea Kings could be spotted at sea level beyond the island. It was truly a calm zone. He very much wanted to go down to the sea and catch a couple of Sea Kings for a taste.

The castle at the foot of the mountain was covered with many long tapestries. After asking around, he learned that the Queen of Amazon Lily was bathing and that's what they were for.

The women warriors of Amazon Lily had heard that the three sisters of the Snake Princess killed a woman named Gorgon, and then the three sisters were cursed by the dying banshee, causing magical eyes to grow on their backs. Anyone who sees these eyes turns into a stone statue.

Sal drank some wine and shook his head. It seemed the three Boa sisters were truly afraid of their past experiences.

[Character of S-category Marco experiences positive emotions towards the host, initial friendliness increases experience by 1000]

[Level Up: Level 52 (318/42000)]

After another level up, Sal's hungry stomach growled loudly, reminding him it was time to finish off the piglet. This time, it was an emotional message from the captain of the First Division of Whitebeard Pirates, Phoenix Marco.

For a long time, many members of the Whitebeard Pirates sent emotional messages, but unfortunately, not even half of the Whitebeard Pirates were present, and Edward Newgate, head of the Four Emperors, remained indifferent.

Sal was very eager to find out if the golden medalists of this era were worthy of achieving an SSS-level, and if the former Pirate King Roger had a shot.

Suddenly, there was a commotion nearby, and Straw Hat Luffy burst out of the shattered wall of the rear mountain, with a group of women warriors still chasing him at the foot of the mountain.

Straw Hat Luffy adjusted his hat, and upon seeing a familiar face, immediately smiled and shouted:

"Sal, it's great to see you here!"

...

Straw Hat Luffy didn't even greet him but instead immediately dragged Sal, who was eating, away. The man who was eating was a bit bewildered—why am I running? It seems like he's the one being chased.

The two jumped off the cliff, landing right on the roof of a Chinese-style building. At this moment, Sal felt it would be best to kick Straw Hat with his foot.

The familiar sensation prompted him to kick Monkey D. Luffy, and due to his strength, he broke through the roof and fell straight into the house.

This familiar feeling also resurfaced in his memory, a sign of awakening the Universal Breath.

Sal's body plunged into a warm pool, splashing water all around. In the smoky room, a naked back was turned towards him. On the impeccably white back was a mark – three triangles surrounding a large circle.

Sal was well aware of the significance of this mark – the Hoof of the Celestial Dragon. Only the slaves of the Celestial Dragons bear such marks. These clues made it very clear to Sal who was in front of him.

Sal slowly said:

— This mark is familiar. How did you get it? Pirate Queen.

As soon as he fell silent, Hancock froze, then quickly put on a bathrobe, clenching her teeth, and staring intently at the intruder.

Hearing the noise, the two sisters guarding the entrance also rushed inside.

The woman with long green hair was the second Snake Princess sister, Boa Sandersonia, who possessed the Devil Fruit power Snake-Snake: Anaconda Form.

The full-figured woman with orange hair was the third Snake Princess sister, Boa Marigold, who possessed the Devil Fruit power Snake-Snake: Cobra Form.

All three stared intently at Sal, and at this moment Hancock, with a trembling voice, said:

— This man saw my back and knows the origin of the mark!

Hancock was so bewildered that she even forgot to call me "dear."

[S-category character Boa Hancock experiences negative emotions towards the host, moderate hostility (fear), increases experience by 2000]

[A-category characters experience negative emotions towards the host, moderate hostility (fear), increase experience by 200 x 2]

Is this the experience I most wish to erase? Now that's moderate hostility. Are they afraid the world will find out, or are they afraid the World Government will cause trouble?

"Kill him x3."

As soon as she fell silent, Boa Hancock used Sweet Wind, and her Heart ability passed right through Sal, but he showed no signs of petrification.

The two sisters were in shock:

"How is it possible that he didn't turn to stone after seeing his sister's back?"

Hancock felt even greater hostility. Not only had he seen her secret, but he had also ignored her charm. Such a man should not exist. Seeing this, Sal smirked. He was "touched" by the sight of her back. He had underestimated the people from the blue planet. In addition, he had peak Conqueror's Haki, rendering him invulnerable to that level of Devil Fruit abilities.

However, Sal did not plan to act. The woman across from him was in a robe. If he attacked and it fell off, he might get hit. Moreover, he was confident he would face it. After all, he still wanted to gain the emotional experience of the entire Island of Amazon Lily. On the Daughters' Island, there were about 10,000 people, and the weakest woman on the island was of S-level. It was a valuable source of experience.

Sal raised his hand and said in an innocent tone:

"I give up, I'm innocent, it was that darn Straw Hat Luffy who pushed me down. I want a fair trial."

— ...

The three adversaries were also taken aback by this surrender, but since the other side had already given up, Hancock was prepared to provide a fair trial for the opponent. After all, on Amazon Lily, if you don't have strength, no matter what you do, there's only one form of justice—death.